Saturday, October 5, 2013

OWH Blog Hop for WCMD and a little treat!

Hey everyone!  Welcome to the awesomeness that is a bloghop on World Cardmaking Day!  and I am celebrating it with my favorite friends at Operation Write Home!!!
New to OWH? You’ll want to visit our WELCOME page after hopping
but before getting started making cards…there’s lots of great info for you!

The hop starts here


The theme for the hop cards this weekend is THANK YOU CARDS!!! – and all are using card sketches! OWH has an amazing sketch collection!  My card was created using Sketch #187 love the sketch and LOVE that it was created by my now real life crafty friend Jen!  We had the chance to meet up and hang out for the day at Scrapfest-- she's amazing!   I will be creating a bunch more of these to send for Heros to send home as well as creating some for my friend J to send off to her husband B who is serving Army!  Sending hugs to her and her family!


And if you've made it this far in my post!  Please leave a comment telling me your favorite part of Operation Write Home!  I will pick a name from all of the comments Weds. Oct 9th and announce a winner on the 10th!  So leave a comment and you could win some BLOG CANDY!!!!


36 comments:

Kara said...

My favorite part of Operation Write Home is that it allows me a good use for my compulsive creativity!

CathyA said...
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CathyA said...

I like the sketch, and your story is awesome! I love how paper crafting brings people together!

*Vicki* said...

A beautiful design and gorgeous papers! Love the patriotic theme! :) Thanks for sharing and Happy World Card Making Day fellow craft friend! HUGS

Anonymous said...

Such a great card for the soldiers and for your friend to save. The thing I love most about Operation Write Home is all the inspiration that they provide to us in the way of sketches, tutorials, blog hops, Sandy's videos. I'm a better crafter because of OWH.

Kaylee Snyder said...

Love your card. It's stunning. What I love most about OWH is that now someone gets to enjoy my cards rather than me hording them away in a shoebox. I also love how happy it makes our heroes. There will be some grinning when they see your wonderful card.

Jen R. said...

My favorite part of OWH? Being able to do something, be it a little something, using my favorite hobby!!! I like you card also, very patriotic!

BobbisTreasure said...

The sense of community within OWH is awesome!! And I love how you used the sketch.

Jessie said...

Beautiful patriotic card! I love everything about OWH, from the tutorials, the community, supporting our troups, and supporting our country. Happy WCMD!

Misty said...
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Misty said...

Love the layering and the dp colors.
The the CAS look and the cut you made!
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Andrea T said...

Nice patriotic feel. I love that I can spend money and time on crafting and it goes to a good cause. Makes the investment worthwhile and brings smiles to others.

Kathy S said...

Very nicely designed card. Great layering.

Unknown said...

I love the patriotic colors and flag. this is one of my favorites for the day. Love the plaid and polka dots.

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

My favorite part of the OWH is the generosity of all of the crafter's who spend time and effort to support our troops with a great way to reach out to their families. Beautiful card.

Amy Martin said...

Very cute card. My favorite part is the point of the operation. It gives the soldiers a way to stay in touch with their families. Send them cards for special reasons. It's a special thing to be apart of.

Colleen said...

I love how you left the flag uncolored! My favorite part of OWH is knowing that I helped someone reach out to someone they love while they are so far from home.

sandybear76 said...

I love the image. The sketch is great too. My favorite part of OWH is helping the soldiers keep in touch with their families and to be a part of a group of great cardmakers.

Julie said...

Very cute card! My favorite part of OWH is that it's a win-win-win. We get to share a craft we love, deployed troops get to know we're thinking of them, and families back home get a tangible reminder of their hero. Happy WCMD!

April said...

I love that Operation Write Home is a win win for me. I get to do what I love and contribute to an great cause. April

Donna Nuce said...

My favorite part of OWH-- wow, helping our troops Yes! But also Sandy and her great support of the cause. Thanks for your support of OWH!

Jen M said...

You used my sketch!! :) Seriously, awesome card. I should pull out that Unity set for some Anyhero notes. :)

Sue D said...

Great sketch and card. Besides the obvious reason of supporting our troops I like all the card making tips and ideas.
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Camille Short said...

I love this classic card!! Thanks for your beautiful sample - it is so inspiring!

Karenladd said...

I love your patriotic card! Fun papers and wonderful image! I make cards for OWH myself and feel honored to share my interest and card-making skills with members of the military as a small token of my appreciation for what they do everyday.

Paula S. said...

The inked edges add such a nice vintage to this. You can't go wrong with patriotic as far as I'm concerned. Thanks for joining in the hop today and supporting OWH!

Unknown said...

Very bright and vivid. Love red white and blue, the flag is great. Thank you for sharing and supporting OWH.

Dixie Cochran said...

Favorite part? Seeing awesome inspiration like your card!

Cherie said...

I like those patterned papers together and how you left the flag image black/white. My favorite part is the smiles that OWH card makers get to create between friends and families.

Abbie Buckman said...

I really love your card! All of the elements play off of each other very well! My favorite part of OWH is having a great network of crafters who all share the love of supporting our Heros and card making :)

Ann said...

Sarah, I love your card! The DP is beautiful! My first fvorite thing about OWH is knowing in a small way I am helping our heroes. The next favorite thing is all the inspiring and encouraging friendships I've made since becoming an OWHer.

Anonymous said...

The papers, layering and inked edges really make this a great card. My favorite thing about OWH is knowing that I can help our heroes in some way through something I enjoy. The OWH family is full of spectacularly talented, encouraging and loving crafters.

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...

love the patriotic colors!

Esther E. said...

My favorite part of OWH is our founder and executive director, Sandy. Way to go, gal!

Melissa said...

Wonderful card Sarah! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving the lovely comment! The sentiment I used is from http://sweetstampshop.blogspot.com/ Thanks again!!

Unknown said...

I just love your patriotic themed card for this blog hop Sarah. Also, wanted to thank you for becoming a follower of all things beautiful and thought you'd like to know I posted a shout out to your blog on my Feature Friday post! http://alllthingsbeautiful.blogspot.com/2013/10/feature-friday.html Thanks again!